Sep, 29, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanFinally, there has been some follow-through movement to the upside. $SPX has made new all-time closing and intraday highs on the last two days. This keeps the $SPX chart...
Sep, 25, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanIntercept Pharm (ICPT) was crushed on Thursday, falling 24 points after the FDA issued a warning on an ICPT liver drug. The stock had previously been in a negative technical...
Sep, 22, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillan$SPX had made either new intraday all-time highs or closing all- time highs for eight consecutive trading days until yesterday, September 21st, when it did not. The chart...
Sep, 19, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanFor a long time, from 2006 to 2017 (with the exception of a lone sell signal in 2014), this system didn’t generate any signals as $VIX traded at normal levels of 15 and above...
Sep, 18, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanOne system that we normally trade is the one that says the market declines the week after September expiration. This definition of “expiration” goes back to the days...
Sep, 15, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanOn Monday, September 11th (a date we will never forget), $SPX broke out to new all-time highs. There hasn't been a lot of follow-through after that, but those highs have been...
Sep, 12, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis week, we came upon an article entitled “Could some $VIX-related funds go “poof” in a day?” Obviously they can, as we pointed out last week. But rather than...
Sep, 08, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanLate last week, $SPX broke out above a minor downtrend line, accompanied by buy signals from several indicators. It appeared that a move to new all-time highs was imminent....
Sep, 05, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanWe have written many times about the “Big (Volatility) Short.” It is a very profitable trade, for the most part. It comes about because of the upward-sloping term...
Sep, 01, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillan$SPX has staged a rally that began on Tuesday's opening (August 29th) and has lasted three full days to date. The result was a breakout through the downtrend line that had...
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